Bloomfield is a walkers’ paradise. With its wide sidewalks, numerous restaurants and shops along Liberty Avenue, it’s not hard to see why. We recently wrote about a Pittsburgh Tribune Review article that mentioned Bloomfield’s walkability, and this week’s Pop City article “Walk this Way: Pittsburgh’s Walkable Neighborhoods” gives similar praise, even including several photos of our pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
Don’t forget that tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25 is the fourth of six community meetings for 2009 hosted by The Bloomfield Development Corporation. Come and hear about the exciting new developments from the BDC, Burt Hill and Little Italy Days!
To help promote the event, download a printable PDF flyer.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
6:00 PM
West Penn Hospital Auditorium
4800 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Looking for a new way to give your business exposure to the community? VisitPittsburgh may have the answer. VisitPittsburgh holds monthly events where they give out prize packages containing donations from local businesses. These packages can contain gift certificates, attraction tickets, gift baskets, hotel stays, and much more. By giving to these packages, you are getting free advertising and immediate exposure to other businesses in the community.
With your donation, you are recognized on-site at the event, and you are also able to introduce your product and your business to others who can promote you. 700 partner organizations are involved with VisitPittsburgh, and through your donation you would be exposing your business to many of them. Also, by donating to VisitPittsburgh you can become involved with their member/partner program that provides its members with many resources and marketing programs.
Currently, no Bloomfield businesses are participating in these events. By donating to these prizes, you would not only be drawing attention to your business, but also to the Bloomfield community. All it costs is a couple of gift certificates and postage.
VisitPittsburgh
Attn: Laura Kelly
Regional Enterprise Tower, 30th Floor
425 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
For more information on VisitPittsburgh and the programs they offer, visit visitpittsburgh.com.
The Bloomfield Business Association is holding its next membership meeting on Monday, August 17, 2009 in the West Penn Hospital Liberty Rooms, located next to the cafeteria. The agenda is below, and for more information, call the BBA at 412-681-2054.
Monday, August 17, 2009
6:00 PM
West Penn Hospital
4800 Friendship Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Whether people are looking for an easy way to get into shape or just a way to save money, walking has taken on a new importance in daily life. Having the ability to walk from your home to everything you want or need has become a big priority that homeowners are looking for in today’s housing market. This is especially true here in Pittsburgh, where parking can be tight and often difficult to find. Through the use of a website called Walk Score, people are now able to assess how walkable a neighborhood is.
Through an algorithm created by Matt Lerner, chief technology officer at Front Seat, Walk Score gives neighborhoods a walkability score from 1 to 100. Some data that the algorithm uses are population density, income distribution, whether or not the neighborhood has a distinct center, how close parks, schools, and workplaces are, and how close the buildings are to the street. Bloomfield scores high in each of these areas, and gets anywhere from 94 to 97 in walkability.
Why the discrepancy in scores? It all depends on the address that you search for. If you search for “Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA”, the algorithm gives you a high score of 97, which is equal to the scores that Downtown (97) and Southside (98) get. But if you base the search from Bloomfield Bridge Tavern like the recent Pittsburgh Tribune Review article “Web site rates neighborhoods according to ‘walkability’“, you will only get a score of 94, which is similar to the score Squirrel Hill received.
Anyway you do it, Bloomfield still receives a score above 90, which makes it a “Walkers’ Paradise”. And it’s easy to see why, with the variety of businesses located on Liberty Avenue alone. With its wide sidewalks and easily seen shops, Liberty Ave is easy to navigate and shop in. If you need to run virtually any errand, from going to the dentist to renting a movie, everything is easily walked to and found. You can pick up groceries at Donatelli’s Italian Food Center, stop at Bloomfield Drug Store for a few supplies, and get dinner at Wai Wai Chinese Cuisine all without crossing the street. Bloomfield also offers a large amount of bars, like Bloomfield Bridge Tavern and Pleasure Bar, which make the need for a taxi obsolete.
Along with the wide variety of restaurants and shops, Bloomfield also provides easy access to two hospitals, West Penn Hospital and Children’s Hospital. With everything that Bloomfield has to offer its residents, it’s easy to see why Bloomfield is a “Walkers’ Paradise”.
Hi everyone. I hope all is well and you are enjoying this great summer weather! Just an update or two so that you are in the know about what’s going on around here.
Father John Dinello of Immaculate Conception-Saint Joseph Parish has asked if we will cook for a fundraiser dinner at Saint Joseph Church Hall. The event will be on Sunday, August 23. We will raise money for the permanent memorial to be built by the rectory near Saint Joseph Church for the fallen officers. As you recall, Paul Sciullo, one of the officers killed on April 4 was from Bloomfield, and his mom, dad and much family still live in the neighborhood. We are so honored that Father has asked to take part in this “mission”. I hope that you will support us in this worthy cause and come and enjoy a good meal and fun company on August 23. The donation per guest is $20. I have tickets here at the shop.
Secondly, there is still space open on our New York City trip for September 11, 12 & 13. The San Gennaro Festival is sure an experience not to be missed. If you are able to join us or need details/info just reply to this post and I’ll be back in touch immediately.
Finally, our Italian Dream cooking vacation in October has almost reached its maximum number of guests. There are only three spaces available for what promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We will be in Positano, Calabria and Sicily from October 15 to 25. We’ll start cooking classes early in November after we collect a few new recipes!!!!
For now I’ll close wishing you all good things. Let me know if you’ll be at dinner with us on August 23.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saint Joseph Church
4712 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
$20 donation per guest
